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A bill that would give the Chicago Teachers Union the right to strike over more issues — including class size, length of the school day and layoffs — got the go-ahead from an Illinois House committee on Wednesday.
Presented without comment.
The city of Chicago moved forward to protect illegal immigrants through their municipal identification program in an effort to stifle the federal government’s move to crack down on sanctuary cities.
A priceless line from State Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park): “We wanted to be for something. We wanted to outline a vision of where Illinois could go,” Harmon says.” Why, yes, Don, that would be nice if you finally stood for something besides tax increases. Too bad your package has little to do with fostering growth.
The dumbest idea yet in this legislative session, which is saying something.
Comment: Federal cuts indeed are going to make our budget problems worse, but Kumbaya editorials like this are worthless. “We strongly urge [Cullerton and Radogno not to give up. And we call on those who would oppose a compromise for political purposes to get out of the way,” says this one. Worthless.
Chicago could be the “Goldilocks City” for early-stage companies. There is a massive capital opportunity from the volume of people, headquarters, and wealth in the Chicagoland area. Combine the opportunity with relatively inexpensive costs to operate the business – from both an HR and real estate perspective – and the environment may be “just right.”
An education-funding plan in the General Assembly is already proven to make unattainable goals at a high cost to taxpayers.
Minors working as cashiers at Chicago grocery stores will no longer have to summon their bosses to ring up the sale of a six-pack of beer or a bottle of wine.
Comment: We’ll be writing soon about this pending pension legislation. One thing for sure is that it shouldn’t be called “comprehensive.” Maybe “comprehensive given court rulings” would be fair.
Comment: Writing expletive-laden things about Pat Quinn might be punishable? Oh oh.
Than again, the NYT’s Trump coverage is a rant, too.
The small sheet metal fabricator will move from its current facility in Antioch, Ill., to an 8-acre location in Bristol, Wis.
Illinois state government works to prioritize special interests over taxpayers – and the budget deal being negotiated in the Senate would continue that.
Like a good Illinois Democrat, state Comptroller Susana Mendoza rolled over. Mendoza had two choices last week after a court ordered her to pay state lawmakers when no budget exists: Appeal or cave. She chose the latter.
“Is it fair, then, to assert that if you can’t be bothered to vote in local elections, you don’t have grounds to gripe about your property tax bill? Yes, it is. Wake up, taxpayers.”
Illinois House Bill 3868 would give Gov. Bruce Rauner the authority to trim costs and reorder the state’s spending priorities to balance the budget.
Private insurance claims related to opioid abuse and dependence diagnoses increased 329 percent in Illinois between 2007 and 2014, according to data from Fair Health, a New York-based nonprofit that seeks to increase transparency in health care costs. In Chicago alone, such claims increased 382 percent over the seven-year period.
Comment: The entire ordinance is hairbrained virtue signalling. Huge cost and little to show for it. Our earlier article on it is linked here.
“The fact is, if you want a true urban lifestyle in the US, you have two choices: New York or Chicago. That’s it.”
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